The crypto market experienced a boost on Wednesday with majors bitcoin BTC and ether ETH rising 2.9% and 3.1% respectively. But the real story was in the altcoin market as several tokens rose by double-digits as investors speculate on another phase of "atlcoin season." ZEC hit its highest point since May 2022 while a number of DeFi tokens also experienced moves to the upside. The market uptick comes alongside a backdrop of the U.S. government shutdown, which has spurred gold prices to record highs and ...